crosswalk
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A man in Washington filmed himself raging at a Mingo delivery robot, yelling “You took a human job!” after the robot asked for help pressing a crosswalk button.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He should have used the nearby crosswalk, but there aren’t enough of those on the boulevard, so pedestrians routinely skitter and scoot across the street like they’re in a game of Frogger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Mark and Jacob Iskander were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses say the two cars came speeding toward them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
I make my way to the crosswalk and join the handful of people waiting for the light to change.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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Chicago, under its “complete streets” design program, has been reworking the Archer Avenue area since last year, narrowing the main lane to calm traffic and adding consistent left-turn lanes, pedestrian islands and improved crosswalks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"We've got reports of robots causing issues with traffic, blocking emergency vehicles because they're acting erratically at crosswalks."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
We can place it over to the side into a larger snow pile while making sure it’s not in the way of the crosswalks and curbs.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
“It was very frustrating. Our crosswalks are crisp. We take pride in sharp, well-defined corners,” Hale said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
So when it rains in New York, nobody crosses at the crosswalks.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff